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Natalie Elphicke defection: Keir Starmer risks feeding the perception that politics is ‘all just a bit of a game’

Natalie Elphicke is the third Conservative MP to defect to Labour since the last election – but the first Tory rightwinger. She had enthusiastically backed Brexit, and was a member of the eurosceptic European Research Group of Conservative MPs. She has attacked Labour’s “softness on immigration” and harshly criticised trade…

The Conversation

Starmer’s gear change shows inevitability of Labour election victory

Endorsements came from business, policing and the heart of the establishment – the only question is how to avoid complacency

The Guardian - UK

How does Natalie Elphicke fit in with Labour’s values and vision?

Letters: Readers remain unconvinced about how the rightwing MP can help the party’s ‘national renewal’

The Guardian - UK

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What are Labour’s six pledges and how likely is their success?

Commitments range from cutting NHS waiting times to delivering economic stability – and are united by a lack of detail

The Guardian - UK

Theresa May doesn’t want Trump hand-holding and Brexit failure to be her legacy as she mocks Truss and Johnson

Theresa May joked that Boris Johnson’s memoirs would be about ‘current affairs’ and said Liz Truss’s new book should be labelled ‘sci-fi or fantasy’

The Independent UK

Ingrown eyelid and Boots mentioned more than Scotland in Labour's big election pitch

SCOTLAND wasn’t mentioned once in Labour’s big pre-election pitch today...

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer gains from 'one rule for him' pension but ignores Waspi women, MP says

KEIR Starmer has been blasted for a “one rule for him” pension plan he benefits from as he refuses to commit to compensation for women…

The National (Scotland)

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Starmer takes it step by step in the phoney war that is a general election campaign

With no date in sight, the waiting game drags on. So Labour spells out the message again, and again

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney tears into Keir Starmer’s six pledges pre-election pitch at FMQs

JOHN Swinney tore into Keir Starmer’s six pledges speech at First Minister's Questions today...

The National (Scotland)

Dining across the divide: ‘Soon there won’t be any leftwingers in Labour, just Keir Starmer clones’

They’re both natural Labour supporters, but one is so unhappy with the leadership he isn’t planning to vote for the party. Will either of them see red?

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: It shouldn't cost this much to start a family

The question of where babies come from can be an uncomfortable one for parents to answer. Politicians seldom do better, but they need to come up with an answer soon, before London begins to resemble a retirement community.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer: ‘no quick fix to Tory mess’ if Labour wins election

Party leader says six election pledges revealed at launch event will take two terms of government to materialise

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer vows to tackle London's huge social divides as he unveils six 'First Step' election pledges

Labour leader says some school children in his north London constituency ‘can’t even imagine their future’ working in some of the capital’s big firms

Evening Standard

Watch: Keir Starmer outlines pledges in pre-election pitch to voters

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer launched Labour's six "first steps" in a pre-election pitch to voters on Thursday, 16 May.

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Here’s one way to boost investment in UK plc: make our unions more powerful

Restrictions on collective power led to decades of exploitation and stagnant pay for workers, says the Guardian economics editor, Larry Elliott

The Independent UK

Watch: Partygate investigator Sue Gray gives evidence at Covid inquiry

Watch as Partygate investigator Sue Gray gave evidence to the Covid inquiry in Belfast on Thursday, 16 May.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Starmer stands by pledges made when running for Labour leader – as it happened

Starmer tells Sky TV that of the commitments he made ‘the vast majority are in place, but I accept some have been adjusted’

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Why the government wants to roll back sex education in schools

In today’s newsletter: The Conservative government has announced a review of sex and relationships education in England – but is it what teachers want, or what children need?

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The Guardian - UK

Our democracy desperately needs a reset – and, behind the scenes, that’s the plan

This is a seismic moment as Westminster prepares for power to pass from one party to another, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer puts six key pledges ‘up in lights’ to win over swing voters

Campaign material to include pledges on NHS wait times and recruiting teachers

The Guardian - UK

Labour begins candidate selection for Jeremy Corbyn’s Islington North seat

Ex-leader who still does not have party whip will not be on shortlist and is likely to run as an independent

The Guardian - UK

The end is nigh and Labour MPs just want to have fun. At the Tories’ expense

Keir Starmer doesn’t even prep for PMQs any more. Rish! is sunk but doesn’t see he’s in self-destruct mode

Evening Standard

Labour begins official search for candidate to fight Jeremy Corbyn's north London seat

Sir Keir Starmer made it clear Mr Corbyn will not be standing for the party, Labour sources say

The Guardian - UK

I’m with the band: who knew Antony Blinken could play rock classics?

The US secretary of state, who performed with a Kyiv band in a bar this week, is the latest musically inclined politician to hit the stage

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rishi Sunak wants to be tough on crime, but there's a catch: prisons are full

A new dawn has broken, has it not? Operation Early Dawn, that is. This is the emergency measure the government has activated which means suspected criminals could be set free on bail instead of heading to jail, due to a lack of prison places.

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